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In a plenary vote on Wednesday, MEPs supported Italian candidate Bruna Szego’s appointment as Chair of the EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority.

The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee struck a deal with the Council on new rules to avoid double reporting and reduce the administrative burden for the EU financial sector.

Economic and Monetary Affairs committee negotiators struck a deal with the Council aimed at protecting financial stability, while reducing administrative and regulatory burden.

Geopolitical instability, a weak Eurozone outlook, and difficulties of forecasting featured prominently during MEPs’ meeting with ECB President Lagarde on Wednesday.

Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council.

Three committees questioned Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Spanish candidate for Commission Executive Vice-President for the Clean, Just and Competitive Transition.

On Tuesday, four parliamentary committees questioned Stéphane Séjourné, French candidate for the Prosperity and Industrial Strategy portfolio.

Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvian candidate for the Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification portfolio, was questioned by two committees on Thursday afternoon.

Wopke Hoekstra from the Netherlands, Commissioner-designate for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth, was questioned by three committees on Thursday morning.

The Monetary and Economic Affairs Committee questioned Maria Luis Albuquerque, candidate for the Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union portfolio on Wednesday.